Vol. 11, Special Issue 10 (2022)

Feminism is a critical social movement that challenges and ultimately aims to breakdown, the patriarchal structures of society. It means different things to different people at different times and has many overlaps, for example, the suffrage movement and the right to inheritance have been central themes at different times. Women have been identified as key agents of sustainable development since times immemorial and women’s equality and empowerment are seen as central to a more holistic approach for establishing new patterns and processes of sustainable development. Women account for nearly half of India's overall population. However, gender inequality and discrimination are the main characteristics of Indian society. They have been deprived of equal rights for centuries. Women, in general, are afflicted and their social conditions are deplorable. Women in our society have been the victims of humiliation, torture, and exploitation irrespective of the fact that they were also worshiped. A variety of social ills have resulted in the deprivation of women. In modern India, however, some improvement has taken place in the status of women.For improvement of women’s status human rights awareness acts as a catalyst to effect of positive changes among urban women.